Firmius
See also: firmius
Latin
editEtymology
editFrom firmus (“stable, firm”) + -ius.
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈfir.mi.us/, [ˈfɪrmiʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈfir.mi.us/, [ˈfirmius]
Proper noun
editFirmius m sg (genitive Firmiī or Firmī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Firmius Cato, one of the accusers of Marcus Scribonius Libo
Declension
editSecond-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Firmius |
Genitive | Firmiī Firmī1 |
Dative | Firmiō |
Accusative | Firmium |
Ablative | Firmiō |
Vocative | Firmī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- “Firmius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Firmius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.